Suspender attachment.



No. 773,902. PATENTED NOV. 1, 1904.

H. TARTSGH.

SUSPENDER ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

SUSPENDER ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 773,902, dated November 1, 1904.

Application filed September 17, 1902. Serial No. 123,767. (No model.)

T or whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERKULAN TARTSCH, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of Hohenstein, East Prussia, in the Empire of Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suspender Attachments, of which the following is an exact, full, and clear description.

This invention relates to improvements in means for fastening braces to trousers.

I am aware that it is known to use hooks and eyes as fastening means instead of the usual buttons: but the present invention has for its object to perfect the construction of these means of attachment comprising suitable clasps and clips. Hitherto the fastening of such metal parts, made either of wire or sheet metal, met with difficulty. in that the connection with the elastic straps did not prove to be durable, because the end of the strap when connected according to the usual construction by means of two cross members and stitched to a gripping-piece or clasp by two seams is subject during use to irregular tension along the two seams, which in consequence of the elasticity of the strap easily leads to the bursting of the seam or tearing of the strap. This drawback is obviated in such a manner that the gripping-pieces or clasps, made in form of hooks and eyes, are fastened by means of single cross-pieces en-, gaging in the loop ends of the elastic straps, such cross-pieces being provided with projections which are located in the direction in which the elastic strap is stretched and fastened by being sewed round. These projections prevent the ends of the strap from being laterally stretched, and a' bursting of the seam cannot take place, since the latter admits of a sliding movement with the elastic strap.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, of which' Figure 1 shows a front View of one form of the invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of another form.

In the form shown in Fig. 1 the shanks of the hook It extend upwardly in the form of the letter V, and then they are bent and brought together, so as to form a triangle, and then they are bent at right angles to the base of the triangle and carried upwardly to form the projection s. The elastic strap 2. is looped around the base of the triangle, and the projection 8 lies between said loop, as shown. The loop of the strap t is slidably secured to the projection by stitching n,.which is sewed through both sides of the loop and around the projections 3. Thus when the strap t is stretched the stitching a simply slides upwardly on the projection and there is no resistance offered at this point, as there would be if the stitching rigidly secured the loopstrap to the projection or if double crosspieces were used, as heretofore. The projection 8 also afiords a firm grip for the fingers in the operation of releasing the hook. The waistband-eye 0 is formed with a projecting central bent piece for engagement with the hook it, and from this piece the shoulders a a extend outwardly and are then bent at right angles to form the parallel shanks, which are arranged at a wide distance apart. These shanks may be provided with bends or eyes it a, though these may be dispensed with, if desired. The eye 0 is sewed between the trousering-and lining in such a manner that the shoulders a are firmly sewed to the trousersseam by means of a backstitch. The shanks prevent the eye from tilting forward and backward, and owing to the wide space between" these shanks they do not form a hindrance to the hook it. By reason of the outwardly-extending shoulders a firm hold is provided for the fingers in the unhooking operation. A ring .2 may be provided on the hook it", so as to efiect the downward pull thereon when it is desired to secure the hook in the eye.

In the form shown in Fig. 2 the hooking takes place from the side. This form is suitable for fastening the front ends of the suspender to the front of the waistband. In this form the hook if is a trapezoidal shape and reinforced in the middle by a transverse wire and broken through at e on one side, while the end extending upward is provided with a small bend. A hook [t is provided for the trousers which is formed into a transverse eye. Shoulders a" are provided in the form of two lateral arms, and the hook portion is provided with a bent extension. This hook is fastened in the trousers in such a manner that the portion 9 of the hook is forced into the outer seam of the trousers and both arms a" are sewed between the trousering and lining by means of back stitches. The hooking is effected by the upper hook being pulled down and to one side until the opening a is on a line with the top of the hook-eye 7L3, when it is pushed in the direction of the arrow until the part [L3 slips through said opening 6. A yoke ,2 may be employed to pull the hook 7L down, said yoke being secured to the transverse piece of the hook If.

its upper end by said loop and a projection 8 extending upwardly from said end in said loop substantially as described.

2. The combination with asuspender-strap having a loop therein, of a hook engaged at its upper end by said loop and a projection 8 extending upwardly from said end in said loop and means for slidably securing said projection to the loop substantially as described.

8. In suspender attachments, a hook portion secured to the suspender, means secured to the trousers for receiving said hook and a handle-piece on said hook for facilitating the engagement of the parts.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

HERKULAN TARTSCH.

WVitnesses:

M. HANNKE, A. BUSCKE. 

